Wednesday, April 12, 2023

Inside a NASA habitat meant to mimic Mars

https://www.khou.com/article/tech/science/space/nasa-mars-habitat-test/285-2b700b9f-dbb7-4f54-82c5-8ca72924dd14 

It's always fun to get to visit Johnson Space Center.  There are so many interesting stories.  This is is about a program designed to measure the psychological, physiological and other impacts of isolation and confinement similar to what future astronauts might experience on Mars.  Four astronaut-like volunteers will soon spend a year inside the habitat which includes a "sandbox" filled with red-colored sand that looks a little like Mars's surface.  I did a stand-up in the middle of the story standing in the sand.

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Inside a NASA habitat meant to mimic Mars

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